title: Endoscopic evaluation of exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in association with poor performance in racing Standardbreds.
abstract: Endoscopic examinations were performed on 965 Standardbred racehorses competing at Yonkers Raceway between June 16 and Aug 3, 1988, to demonstrate an association between exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and poor racing performance. Findings suggested that both exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease adversely affect performance, whereas a combination of the 2 conditions more severely affects racing performance than do either of the conditions individually.
authors.affiliation: Warwick Equine Clinic, NY 10990.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: MacNamara
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bauer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Iafe
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001947:Breeding; D001980:Bronchi / Q000473:pathology; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000662:veterinary; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D006736:Horses; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000473:pathology; D005082:Physical Exertion; D014132:Trachea / Q000473:pathology